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bmay06's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Fatphobia, Mental illness, Transphobia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
madinhoa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
mclachlan301003's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Dysphoria
charliebriggs96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Toxic friendship
bugeys's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Transphobia and Kidnapping
Moderate: Fatphobia, Gore, and Stalking
Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Torture, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
captain_clo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
So I figured I'd return to the source material!!
Oh, quick note, I absolutely loved the first novel - but reading it is not necessary to understand Silence of the Lambs...though it does lend a deeper context to quite a few characters.
I honestly thought I could not love a character as much as Will Graham. Empathetic, dog-loving, fisherman Will Graham. But Clarice Starling really charmed me. She's blunt in a truthful way, she's warm but not a doormat, and she's so incredibly persevering that it's no wonder Hannibal takes a shining to her. The way that Thomas Harris writes characters is so relatably real - it's like these people really exist out there in the world somewhere. Which is an incredible feat - that they're that nuanced when Harris' writing style is quite blunt and can, at times, be quite technical.
I can see why the film/s and tv show were so good when they had this kind of source material! I can't wait to read the next two!!!
Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Cannibalism
I'm not sure about labelling this novel as having transphobia, seeing as the book states in multiple ways that the killer is not transgender - but I would still be very, very wary of reading this if transphobia is a trigger of yours.olivialoveyloo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Murder
parttimerarebookdealer's review against another edition
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Cannibalism
tenten's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
most of my "it's complicated" responses are complicated because of Clarice. i wouldn't say that the main characters are lovable, but i loved Clarice. i wouldn't say there's much character development, except for Clarice. i think she had the advantage of being the youngest main character, so her development, both as a person and as an FBI trainee, is more clear. i can also see why Jodie Foster took this role. i, admittedly, don't expect much from men writing from the perspective of women, especially in the 80s, but Harris did a good job with Clarice. i found her to be more interesting than Will Graham, protagonist of Red Dragon, and it's unfortunate what happens to Clarice's character in the follow-up, Hannibal (i normally don't prefer movie adaptations, but even that did a better job of concluding Clarice's story.) all in all, i loved Clarice - both in the book and in Jodie Foster's stellar portrayal (if it wasn't clear, i watched the movies first.)
i'm not sure if i want to continue with this series because i have read on several occasions that Hannibal and Hannibal Rising fall flat in comparison to the first two novels. i guess we'll see.
Graphic: Fatphobia, Gore, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, and Kidnapping
Minor: Death and Cannibalism